Truss.



PATENTED JULY 19, 1904.

H. B. MORRIS.

TRUSS.

APPLIUATION FILED JULY 17, 1903.

N0 MODEL.

3 wuel 11oz UNITED STATES Patented July 19, 190i.

PATENT OFFICE.

TRUSS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 765,293, dated. July 19, 1904.

Application filed July 17, 1903.

To all whom it concern:

Be it known that I, HENRY B. MORRIS, a citizen of the United States, residing at Midvale, in the county of Passaic and State of New Jersey, have invented new and useful Improvements in Trusses, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to an improvement in hernial trusses; and its object is to provide a truss which will not interfere in any way with the movement of the limbs of the wearer.

A further object is to construct a truss the pads of which will adapt themselves to any,

position which the wearer may assume.

In the drawings accompanying this specification, wherein a preferable embodiment of my invention is shown and whereinlike letters of reference refer to similar parts in the several views, Figure 1 is a perspective view of my improved truss. Fig. 2 is a detail view of the frame thereof. Fig. 3 is a detail view of one of the pads, and Fig. 4 is a transverse section through one of the pads and the frame.

Referring now more particularly to the drawings, the frame of my improved truss is formed of a single bar of metal or wire provided with a substantially straight central portion A, to which the truss-pads are adapted to be secured, and with the curved or arched end portions B, which are adapted to fit over the hips of the wearer. The arched portions B are formed by bending the ends of the frame rearwardly, upwardly, and then downwardly. The arched portions B have formed at their free ends loops 6 for the reception of a securing-strap C of the usual construction. These loops 5 are formed by bending the ends of the.

Serial No. 165,976. (No model.)

by looping the ends of the frame completely back upon themselves in a transverse plane at the point where it is desired to form the loops. The pads D, which may be of any desired shape or material, although I prefer to make them of wood, are provided on their rear sides with centrally-disposed depressions (Z, into which the loops a on the frame are adapted to fit. The depressions (Z are of such a size that the pads D can move freely in all directions on the loops (0 as pivots. The pads D are secured to the loops at by means of screws cl, extending transversely through the rear portion of the pad and through the loops (0, The screws cl are made considerably less in diameter than the diameter of the openings in the loops a, so as not to interfere with the free movement of the pads about the loops.

From the above description it will be seen that I have provided a truss which can be very cheaply constructed, inasmuch as the frame is formed of a single bar of metal or wire and the pads are very simple in construction, and also one in which the pads will at all times be held firmly against the body of the wearer and yet be free to move with the body of the wearer.

Although I have shown my truss as provided with two pads, it is of course obvious that only one may be used, in which case the frame would be formed with but one loop (1..

Neither do I desire to limit myself to the pre' cise form and construction shown in the drawings, as it is obvious that many minor changes might be made thereto without departing from the spirit of the invention.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new, and desired to be secured by Letters Patent, is A 1. A truss comprising a bar bent to conform to the shape of the body and provided with a rearwardly-extending looped portion, and a pad loosely secured to the end of said looped portion.

2. A truss comprising a bar bent to conform to the shape of the body and provided at its ends with loops integral therewith and intermediate its ends with a plurality of rearwardly-extendingloops, a strap connecting the loops in the ends of the bar, and a plurality of pads loosely secured to the loops intermediate the end portions.

3. A truss comprising a bar bent to conform to the shape of the body and provided with a rearwardly-extending looped portion, a pad provided on its rear face with a depression adapted to receive the looped portion, and means for securing the pad to the loop portion.

4. A truss comprising a bar bent to conform to the shape of the body and provided with a rearwardly-extending looped portion, a pad provided on its rear face with a depression adapted to receive the looped portion, and a pin for pivotally securing the pad to the loop portion.

5. A truss comprising a bar provided with a substantially straight central portion and arched end portions, the straight central portion being provided with a plurality of rearwardly-extending loops and the arched portions being provided at their free ends with loops integral therewith, a strap connecting the loops on the ends of the arched portions, a plurality of pads provided on the rear faces with depressions adapted to loosely receive the loops on the straight portions and pins for pivotally connecting the pads to said loops.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

HENRY B. MORRIS.

Witnesses:

DAVID DREW, -HoRAcE F. WOOD. 

